Contact htc/att for updates

Hi to all.

I was thinking of requesting all members out in the community (at least on XDA) to put a shout out to HTC and/or AT&T for getting us update to Ice Cream Sandwich. Perhaps if we were all to send in an email or something then it may get the point across to them that we want ICS - if not at least some news about their plans. If we all pool in and probably bombard them it may get us some more solid response rather than only 1 or 2 of us trying our luck.

I was thinking that around the 15th of May we would all get to it.

juannicolas has already agreed to help in.

Request all with the device to pool in.

We will however need adequate contact details for getting through to the right people. So those of us who have gotten a reply previously/know any contact details, please add them in so that it will be of aid in our project.

I got an email from HTC - a customer service specialist from connie_sullivan@htc.com

Please add in any other contact details available.

Also, I remember cookiesowns @ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17799114 having got his hands on a dev device. A big shout out to him to help us if he can get in contact with someone at HTC he knew from who he got the device so that that person could help us out if possible. Will PM him later on.


UPDATE 9th May, 2012:

As of now, we are planning on going ahead with how many we can on the 15th May, 2012 and then again on the 1st June and then decide further plan. Thought would be a good idea to update the 1st post here:

The following will be the locations where we would voice our concerns:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HTC - post in

Facebook HTC USA: http://www.facebook.com/htcusa - post in

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/htc - tweet

HTC ICS Blog: http://blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/ - comment

HTC Tell us what you think blog: http://blog.htc.com/2012/04/your-phone-your-thoughts-tell-us-what-you-think/ - comment

HTC Support: http://www.htc.com/us/support/email-support - email them

HTC write a Review for HTC Jetstream: http://www.htc.com/us/tablets/htc-jetstream-att/ - include grievances about no ICS/information about updates

Also, an online petition has been created for all HTC tablets wanting ICS (Flyer, View and Jetstream) and they also joining in. Link is http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/htc-tablet-users-want-updates/

So, do sign in, spread the word and lets hope for the best. Will post further updates in the thread and in this post as well.


UPDATE 14TH MAY 2012

Many of you have heard about thenews posted at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1651651. We will however still continue with the above plans tomorrow-I.e. 15th May 2012 by contacting HTC by different means. However, a small change. Please add in that give us ICS or release the source code and partition block data so that we can do so if you'll aren't interested.

Ipetition for the same also made at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/release-source-code-and-block-partition-data-for/

Do sign, spread the word and join in tomorrow. We shall repeat the exercise on the 1st June again. HTC is liable to answer us so we deserve an answer. Chances are more we will get an answer if we all join in.

guru_shastri said:

I'm in.
but i'm not sure that bombarding a useless minion that knows nothing will do the trick..
we should do that, and also use the public platform - Facebook page, twitter, HTC ics blog (http://blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/). all with the same massage at the same day..

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Agreed. Hope more people will join in. I shall PM as many people with the Jetstream to join in at a later time.

Sent from my HTC PG09410 using XDA

craig0r said:

I'm in if it means spamming the blog/twitter/facebook, but I will not participate in email-bombing some poor CSR. That's not going to get anything done, and it'll piss off someone who, presumably, has done nothing wrong.

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That is perfectly fine. Will post here with further details.

Add in an online petition too?

Would it be a good idea to add in an online petition too? If yes, anyone willing to take that up and get it started as well and share details here?

I am in the process of manually getting hold of the users who have a Jetstream so as to PM them all about the plan and ask for their support too.
Have got only the Development section to check for users who posted in the General, Accessories and Apps sections. Will take a while for sure.

typhoonikan said:

It is my opinion that we shouldn't do this until xda posts an rss news feed about the organized attempt to contact htc and plea for an update, potentially reaching more users to join this bandwagon.

5 or 6 people emailing htc does nothing.

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That is also a good idea. Don't mind it either way. I managed to list out those active on the forum and am ready to send them all a pm to invite them to join in-its around 120 or 130 people. But then again we aren't certain how many will join in too.

I don't know how XDA will post the RSS and when. If that is what others feel would be the correct step ahead, then let's do that. Opinions from others? I am willing for either options and will surely contribute the best I can. Basically we need to take an organised step with a lot of the users out here so as to catch HTC'S attention rather than a few of us just getting small "ignorance is bliss cues" from HTC - and for this I do feel more the merrier would be more effective rather than the earlier the better.

On another note, how can we get XDA to issue such a News feed? Do we have to request someone or contact someone or something? Can the forum moderator also please guide us about this?

guru_shastri said:

are we to try doing all at the same time (Hour-wise)?

also, i'd try contact the flyer forum and unite with them. as the "ignored htc tablets users"

and another question, are we to post the same message or each of us will write something somewhere in random?

as for the places to spam, i'd go for HTC USA facebook page as well.

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I feel it would be better to add in our own messages rather than the same hum drum of same messages. And let's add in the HTC USA Facebook page as well to the list.

As seen above, typhoopnikan feels it would be a better idea to wait for XDA to issue an RSS then we take action. I feel its a good idea too. Others please voice your opinion so we can decide. Perhaps if 1 of you could poll in, we will go with the majority (sorry but I don't know how to start a poll here or would have done so myself)


And as far as including HTC Flyer section guys also in, it would certainly catch the attention of HTC more than just us Jetstream guys but it would also take a lot more organising, spreading the word more and getting more to join in which would surely take more time. If someone from the Flyer section can take the responsibility to pool in and coordinate with us, perhaps it could work.

craig0r said:

Me too. And contacting AT&T probably won't do much good. It's not like HTC's released ICS for the Jetstream and AT&T is holding it back. If AT&T + Rogers could market this as an ICS tablet, it'd theoretically sell better.

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Contacting AT&T and/or Rogers I felt would be a good idea so that we don't leave any page untouched. Personally I don't have either so they will just not reply to any of my queries. I sim unlocked my device around December 2011 - January 2012 and have been using different SIMs with it. Still, I would go with the majority-as the majority say, so we shall do.

Sent from my HTC PG09410 using XDA

typhoonikan said:

A few ways to get this movement recognized via XDA rss feed...

1. Via "tip us" page and let them know about this. Though, we may get ignored. http://www.xda-developers.com/suggest-content/

2. Contact those who often publish on XDA about EVO devices. Ones I search for and get consistent results are
ORB3000
POORCOLLEGEGUY

These two members have consistently shown interest/posted about EVO Flyer and Jetstream on XDA news feed. I would contact them or alert them of this thread.

I think this is building up to something real.

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Thanks. Will try them all. hopefully it works out.

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guru_shastri said:

published the cause at the flyer page:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1643202

can't hurt.

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Cool. If they also show some response and the RSS news feed of xda does click, we may have to postpone the date a bit. Let's see. I shall PM the people whose I'D I have managed to collect in any case. I will add in the details about waiting for an xda RSS feed in order to bring more attention and also about possibility of the guys over at flyer to join us in which case, we may postpone the event to probably something like the 1st of next month in order to gather more momentum.

Sent from my HTC PG09410 using XDA